March 29th, 2008
Javier Bardem, this year’s Oscar winner for best supporting actor, grew up fearing he was seriously ill.
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It started when he was 14, and his head began to ache while he was lying on the couch. “I said to myself. ‘I’m going to die. […]
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March 16th, 2008
Ah, teenagers… They are something else. They’re at the age of being conscious about their weight and appearance. And it’s a totally big deal. They also will listen more to their peers more than their wiser parents. But truth be told they always value and take their parents’ advice to heart (they just won’t admit […]
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February 19th, 2008
I still remember when my mom and I had our girl talk about puberty, growing up and sex. Awkward is an understatement. That was more than 20 years ago. Looking back at that now, I realize that my mom grew up in a period where talk of sex is taboo.
And yet, I’m not sure […]
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January 30th, 2008
It’s really alarming to see the increasing number of American children growing up unhealthy.
Metabolic syndrome is a combination of disorders that increases the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. Although it strikes at any age, in recent years, an increasing number of children and teens have shown symptoms that have traditionally been observed […]
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January 17th, 2008
The increasing incidence of childhood obesity revealed yet another consequence of this epidemic.
A growing number of obese children are suffering from a painful hip disorder, a Scottish study reveals. Cases of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) have risen in Scotland over the last 20 years in children under eight years old, matched by an increasing […]
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January 11th, 2008
“The family who eats together helps their teen girls control weight better.”
That’s the take home message in this new study associating disordered eating behaviors with less frequent family meals.
In a survey of 2500 adolescents, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, and her colleagues found that among teen girls, those who take five or more meals with their families each […]
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November 15th, 2007
Type I diabetes, also known as juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a very difficult disease to manage and can lead to serious complications and other diseases later in life.
A new study that tests the effectiveness of an oral insulin brings some hope of delaying the onset of type I diabetes.
Type I diabetes is usually diagnosed […]
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November 14th, 2007
In the early ’90s, it was unheard of to encounter children as young as 7 years old to have diabetes. In recent years, the number of children diagnosed with diabetes each year has risen to “very scary, very alarming” rates of epidemic proportion.
Type 1 diabetes is growing by 3% per year in children and adolescents, […]
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November 13th, 2007
Recognizing that diabetes is a chronic, debilitating and costly disease, the United Nations has designated November 14 as “World Diabetes Day“, to raise awareness and increased campaign to control and manage diabetes worldwide.
The focus of this year’s observance is “diabetes in children and adolescents”.
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. It […]
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November 12th, 2007
Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease that can result in brain damage and even death. The rates of infection are highest in infancy but there is a second peak in adolescents.
About 2,600 Americans become ill from bacterial meningitis each year, with nearly 10% dying from the infection and 15% experiencing brain damage or limb amputation.
The […]
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